Malcolm: A Comic Novel

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The twenty-first-century revival of James Purdy continues with his classic novel of innocence and corruption.Introduced simply as “the boy on the bench,” the titular character of M alcolm is a Candide-like figure who is picked up by the “most famous astrologer of his period” and introduced to a series of increasingly absurd characters and bizarre situations in “the most prodigiously funny book to streak across these heavy-hanging times” (Dorothy Parker). Show more